title: Side effects. While politicians and lobbyists duke it out in Washington, providers worry about what to do next.
abstract: While the House of Representatives' vote to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act captured the nation's attention last week, providers knew the biggest threat lies elsewhere--with Republicans' plans to undermine the law. "We view the current effort of repeal as background noise," says Dr. William Walker, left, of Contra Costa Health Services.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zigmond
mesh_terms: D006284:Health Plan Implementation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States